Winding machine



Jan. 27. 1925.

1,524,188 w. J. LUTTON WINDING MACHINE Filed Dec. 18, 1923 ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. LUTTON, or rn'rnnsoiv, NEW mess ASSJGNOROF omens To MAURICE FBANCK, or rarnnson, new JERSEY.

maniac MACHINE.

Application filedllecember 18, 1923. Serial No.'681,376.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. LUTTON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident ofPaterson, inthe county of Pass'aic and This'invention relates to bobbin winding machines, and has for its object to providea device for automatically 'moving the filled b'obbinbutof contact with its driving element.

Afurther object is to providea 'device which is controlledand operated by the material wound upon the bobbin.

Another object is to provide a gravity operatedfdevi'ce for automatically stopping the rotation of the bobbin.

Another objc'tisto provide a devicehaving means operated by the material wound on the bobbin for imparting a quick or sudden movement to the device at the moment the bobbin is filledto the desired amount, whereby the bobbin will be lifted from its drivingelement and the winding and rotation stopped' Another object is to provide certain improvements in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts whereby the above named and other objects may be effectively attained.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented'in theaccompanying drawing, in which Fig: 1 represents a plan view of a portionof a bobbin winding machine having my improved device applied thereto.

Fig. 2 represents ajfront elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 represents a vertical section taken in the planeof the line IIIIH of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4: represents a detail front elevationof the same with the 1 bobbin renio'ved and one of its supports in section.

Fig. 5 represents a vertical section taken through' the bobbin in closeproximity to the meansfonliftin'gthe bobbin from'its driving element, the bobbinbeing fully wound with material and the device in the position it will assume prior to the bobbin" being lifted fromits driving element, and" Fig. 6 represents a similar view of the parts in another position.

Thewinding machine to which my improved-device is applied is of well known and approved construction and I have shown only so much of a winding machine aswin give a clear understanding of my invention as applied thereto.

The cross rods of the machine are denotedby 1, 2,'the' brackets by'3, 4: secured to the rods, which brackets are provided with recesses 5, 6 for the re'ceptionof the ends of the phitle's 7 ofthebobbin. The bobbin is provided with the usual flange's'8 and hub 9, which hub extends into position to rest-upon a driving element 10, which'is fast on the continuously rotating shaft '11. A traverse bar 12 is mounted to slide in bearings 18 projecting from the bracket 4 and reciprocated in any well known and approved manner. The traverse bar 12 is also provided with a thread guide l lyieldingly secured thereto by oppositely disposed spring actuated fingers 15 carried by the bearings.

Clamping plates 16, 17 are arranged to be secured to the rods 1, 2 by a screw 18, the head'of which engages theplate 16 andthe threaded endis screwed intothe plate 17. The plate 16 is provided with a bracket 19, which extends laterally therefrom and is atran'ged to form a support and/journal for a shaft 20.

A depending curved arm 21 is'secured ro one end of the shaft 20 by means of a set screw 22, the lower end of which arm'is bifurcate'd at 23 to receive a roller 24 eccentrically mounted on a pin 25 jonrnaled in the bifurcated end 23'of the arm. This arm is disposedso that the roller 24 will contact with the material wound on the bobbin and is normally held in position by means of a weighted member 26, which forms a counterbalance for the arm 21. The weighted member 26 is adjustably secured to the shaft 20 by means of a set screw 27.

The amount of material wound on the bobbin is controlled by the position of the arm 21 with respect to the bobbin. The positionof the arm 21 is controlled and adjusted by means of ascrew- 26* threaded in the weighted member 26"and arranged to engagethe rod 1.

An upwardly extending arm 28 is also secured to the shaft and has linked thereto a curved shoe 29, which is pivoted at 30 in thearm 28 and arranged to normally rest upon the driving element 10. The free end'of the shoe 29 is located in position to be moved on the driving element 10 and under the hub 9 of the bobbin, thereby lifting the bobbin out of contact with its driving element and stopping its rotation.

The eccentrically mounted roller 2d carried by the arm 21 is so arranged that it will assume the position shown in dotted outline in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, until the bobbin has been filled to the predetermined amount, whereupon thesurface friction between the material on the bobbin and the roller will cause the roller to rotate and move the arm 21 so that the weighted member 26 will bebrought toward a vertical position. As the roller is further rotated, it will move the arm 21 and rock the shaft 20 so that the weighted member 26 will fall by gravity past the vertical center toward the bobbin, to the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6. In this position it will be seen that the curved shoe 29 was caused to enter between the hub 9 and the driving element 10, by the rocking of the shaft 20 and the arm 28 thereby stopping the rotation of the bobbin.

The amount of material wound upon the bobbin may also be controlled and regulated by arcuately adjusting the arm 21 on the shaft with respect to the shoe 29, and setting the weighted member 26 to counterbalance the arm 21.

7 It is to be understood that various changes may be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention; and hence, I do not intend to be limited to the details herein shown and described except as they may be included in the claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin and actuated thereby, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

2. 'In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin and actuated thereby, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing said arm, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.-

3; In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

a. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound 011 the bobbin for actuating said arm, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

5. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counter-balancing the arm, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

6. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrieally pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

7. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, means for limiting the movement of said member for controlling the amount of 1na terial to be wound on the bobbin, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin a ay from its driving element.

8. In a winding machine the eon'ibination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, means for limiting the movement of said member for controlling the amount of material to be wound on the bobbin, and means carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

9. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, and a shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

10. In a winding machine the combination shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on sald arm 1n posltlon to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, and a shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

11. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, and an oscillating shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

12. In a winding machine the combination with bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, and an oscillating shoe carried by theshaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

13. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, and a shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

1.4: In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, and a shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

15. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for coimterbalancing the arm, and an oscillating shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

16. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to Contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, and an oscillating shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

17. In a winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, means for limiting themovement of said member for controlling the amount of material to be wound on the bobbin, and a shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

18. In a'winding machine the combination with a bobbin and its driving element, of a shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a roller eccentrically pivoted on said arm in position to contact with the material wound on the bobbin for actuating said arm, a gravity operated member on said shaft for counterbalancing the arm, means for limiting the movement of said member for controlling the amount of material to be wound on the bobbin, and an oscillating shoe carried by the shaft for moving the bobbin away from its driving element.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this 21st day of November, 1923.

WILLIAM J. LUTTON- 

